Sermons

Power Over Death (1 Kings 17:17-24)

 

Ryken: God is the main character of this chapter; he is the hero, or protagonist. Thus the lessons to be learned from 1 Kings 17 are not about Elijah primarily…but they are really about the living God

  1. From Life to Death (17-18)
    • What has happened looks like it doesn’t
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Sermons

The Sufficient Word of the LORD (1 Kings 17:2-16)

 

  1. The word of the LORD is hidden from his people.
    • ‘It was the doing away with the public means of grace which was the sure sign of Divine displeasure.’ – A. W. Pink
  2. The word of the LORD sustains his messenger.
    • ‘If the younger son chooses to go to
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Sermons

Man of God Versus Man of Baal (1 Kings 16:29-17:7)

 

Our leaders are both an example to us, and a reflection of us.

  1. The Character of Ahab (16.29-33)
    • Ahab = Father’s brother. Jezebel = Baal exalts or Baal is husband to. Ethbaal = With Baal or companion of Baal.
    • ‘Jeroboam’s state cult is like drinking polluted water; Ahab’s imported
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